CHRIS
ANDERSON

Love Locked Out

Chris is an AMAZING pianist. Ive never been so moved by
ballads. Hes played with legends (Charlie Parker, Sonny
Stitt, Sonny Rollins, Gene Ammons, Clifford Brown, Stan Getz)
and hes become a legend. Chris most famous student,
Herbie Hancock, testifies: Chris Anderson is a master
of harmony and sensitivity After hearing him play just once,
I begged him to let me study with him  His sound
is utterly unique. Imagine the lushness of Ellington,
the off-centered cadences of Monk, and the harmonic inventiveness
of Debussy mixed with a potent scent of the blues, according
to Fred Kaplan. Weve captured Chris spacious, beautifully
sustained chords with warm, ultra-detailed sound. (#56922)

When describing Chris Anderson, the term obscurity acquires
new meaning. Blind, crippled, and reclusive, he's been playing
for more than fifty years, living in New York for the past thirty
while rarely performing in public, yet gaining a small and intensely
loyal following among knowledgeable musicians who consider him
a mentor Ü most notably Herbie Hancock and Clifford Jordan. Love
Locked Out (Mapleshade 56922, [AAD], 58:29, available
from 2301 Crain Highway, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774) is a solo album,
and as such it captures his quietly personal harmonic sensitivity,
full of heartfelt emotion, which seems to echo the tragedy of
the human condition. There is a natural intensity and rawness
in his playing which is especially appealing, and which carries
over to the two vocals, unpolished but endearing. Not an album
for those who need to be dazzled by technique, this is an introspective,
meditative journey through the music of a neglected master.

July/August 1992

All Music Guide:
by Ron Wynn

Teachers don't often get notoriety beyond their students, but when one of your pupils was Herbie Hancock, and he repeatedly credits you with influencing and nurturing his style, then you'll get a bit more recognition than usual. That's the case with Chris Anderson, the man who helped make Hancock a jazz great. The influences, especially in phrasing and accompaniment, can be detected on this 1990 CD, which was recorded in 1987. Anderson's breezy noodling on standards, his own poignant originals, and overall aggressiveness were passed on to many prized pupils, as well as Hancock; now, the teacher gets some credit. (four stars)

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